Proposed Extension to Dwelling ‘The homestead’ Taddington For Mr & Mrs Wragg

DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT (revised)

Existing Property

The property is a detached house, built in the 1600s, sited on the north side of Main Road to the rear of ‘The old Post office’, in the centre of Taddington. There are similar houses on each side of the property and housing to the opposite side of Main Road. There is open land to the north of the property.

The house is constructed of stone with a limestone-dash render and a Blue slated pitched roof. There is a single storey lean-to extension on the north gable with a stone slate roof. There is also a lean-to extension on the south gable but this belongs to the neighbour. A brown wood-stained lean-to fully glazed porch is on the front elevation. The windows are white painted timber and the doors have a brown wood-stain finish.

The property is accessed from a track off the Main Road. There is a parking space for 2 cars to the front of the property and a garden to the north side of the house.

Additional Information

The property is within the Taddington Conservation Area. The property does not carry Listed status. We are not aware of any previous planning applications for this property. Proposed Development

Design Considerations

Mr & Mrs Wragg live in Buxton and Mr Wragg’s mother lives in the ‘Homestead’

Mr & Mrs Wragg moved to Buxton because they could not afford to buy a house in Taddington but would like to move back to the village where Mr Wragg was brought up.

Mr Wragg works in the area and has done voluntary work at Taddington School. He would like his daughter to go to this school. He would also like his children to grow up and experience life in the village community as he did, believing that it is a safer environment to live in.

Mrs Wragg was brought up on a farm and would also like to move back to the countryside. She works in Chesterfield hospital and would like to reduce the distance she has to travel each day to work.

Mr Wragg’s mother’s health is deteriorating as she is ill and disabled and her level of dependence on her family is increasing. She wants to remain in the family home and not go into nursing accommodation and she wants to remain close to her family. She is unable to carry out much needed maintenance on the house.

They believe the obvious solution therefore is for Mr and Mrs Wragg to move back to the house.

The alterations are required to accommodate the enlarged family and to generally improve the house to modern living requirements. This will also provide the opportunity to upgrade the thermal performance of the house.

The single storey lean-to extension, which contains a small kitchen, is to be demolished and a 2 storey extension, together with a single storey fully glazed lean-to extension, built to provide a larger kitchen/dining/living area together with an additional bedroom for Mr & Mrs Wragg.

This will enable the existing living rooms to be converted to a self-contained living/sleeping and bathing area for Mr Wragg’s mother and thus allow her to retain some independence.

The unattractive glazed lean-to porch on the front of the house is also to be demolished and a smaller, more traditional, porch constructed. This will contain an additional toilet for the family and visitors.

The extension is to be constructed of masonry with limestone dash render and a blue slated roof to match the existing house. The windows and doors will be timber painted white to match. Access Considerations

Access to the site remains in its current form. There is stepped access to the front of the house, although there is scope to provide a level threshold for disabled access.

The car parking area is to remain close to the front of the dwelling.

Supporting Documents

Structural Report

We believe that a structural survey is not necessary for this proposal.

Ecological Report

We believe that the property does not require an ecological survey, as no alterations are to be carried out on the house roof.

Flood Risk

The property is not within an area identified as a risk of flooding.

Further Information

Please refer to the following drawings when reading this statement:-

a) Drg. no. 1042-01 Existing Plans & Elevations b) Drg. no. 1042-02A Proposed Plans & Elevations c) Drg. no. 1042-03A Existing and Proposed Site and Roof Plans d) Drg. no. 1042-SL Site Location Plan (1:2500)